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Sailing-Kiwis Sink British Dreams as Burling Wins SailGP Showdown
PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 20 – New Zealand's victory in Portsmouth boosted them to 54 points atop the SailGP standings, narrowly ahead of Australia and Spain after a tense final against Great Britain.
- On July 20, 2025, Peter Burling's New Zealand squad narrowly defeated Dylan Fletcher's British team to claim victory at the SailGP event held in Portsmouth.
- The event featured twelve national teams competing across seven fleet races to qualify for a three-boat final amid ideal sailing conditions and high speeds.
- New Zealand claimed their second event win and third race victory of the weekend, with Great Britain and Switzerland finishing second and third respectively, while Australia placed fourth.
- New Zealand's triumph elevated them to the top position in the SailGP season standings with 54 points, just ahead of Australia, who hold 52 points, and Spain, with 51 points.
- Australia’s finals hopes were hampered by a controversial penalty involving Canada and others, which Tom Slingsby publicly challenged, and the championship now moves to Sassnitz, Germany for the next Grand Prix.
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Kiwis sink British dreams as Burling wins SailGP showdown
PORTSMOUTH, England - Peter Burling's New Zealand team gate-crashed what should have been a triumphant home celebration, pipping Dylan Fletcher's British crew to victory in a nail-biting final at the Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix on Sunday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Sailing-Kiwis sink British dreams as Burling wins SailGP showdown
PORTSMOUTH, England :Peter Burling's New Zealand team gate-crashed what should have been a triumphant home celebration, pipping Dylan Fletcher's British crew to victory in a nail-biting final at the Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix on Sunday.The Kiwis spoiled the party on the Solent, claiming their seco
Sail GP UK 2025 results: New Zealand edge Emirates GBR in thrilling showdown
The pyrotechnics go off as New Zealand SailGP Team helmed by Peter Burling cross the finishing to win the Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix in Portsmouth, UK. Sunday 20 July 2025. Rolex SailGP Championship Event 7 Season 2025. Photo: Simon Bruty for SailGP. Handout image supplied by SailGP Record crowds swarmed to Portsmouth to watch the action-packed SailGP Round 7 where New Zealand pipped Emirates GBR to the post in a nail-biting final wr…
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